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3 pictures from Focus the Nation
From Mimi Rojanasakul,
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Focus The Nation at Carleton
Below is the schedule for Carleton’s Focus The Nation events:
Wednesday, January 30
7-8:30 pm 2% Solution Webcast (Olin 149) A national, interactive webcast, airing live and featuring Hunter Lovins, Van Jones, and Stephen Schneider. Engage in this national discussion of global warming solutions.
Thursday, January 31
In addition to the events listed below, there will be activities and presentations going on throughout the day in Sayles-Hill. Additionally, a representative will be on campus with to unveil the newest member of the Carleton vehicle fleet.
10-11 am The Global Implications of Climate Change (Olin 141)
How will human societies be impacted by climate change on a global scale? Come discuss the scientific and social implications of warming and the way in which the media presents this critical issue. Panel Discussion led by faculty members Tun Myint, Mike Hemesath, Deborah Gross, and Michael Griffin.11-noon Science and Policy Options of Global Warming (Olin 141)
Come discuss the science of global warming and the policy options that exist for grappling with the issue. Is there consensus in the scientific community? How can we, as a society, respond to this challenge? Panel Discussion led by faculty members Will Hollingsworth, Nathan Grawe, and Cam Davidson.noon-1 pm Does class inform reactions to climate change? (216 College)
Join TRIO from 12-1 for an informal discussion of how you think class affects the way people think about climate change. Lunch will be served. TRIO house, 216 College Street. Hope to see you there!2-3 pm Global Warming and Water Scarcity (Olin 141)
How will global warming impact water? Discuss the impacts that climate change has upon the hydrologic cycle and patterns of precipitation and the ways in which these changes may impact animal and human communities. Panel discussion led by faculty members Gary Wagenbach, Mary Savina, and Mark Kanazawa.3-4 pm Minnesota and Global Warming (Olin 141)
How can we understand global warming in the context of Minnesota? Come discuss the environmental risks and economic opportunities that global warming presents the state. Panel discussion led by Bruce Anderson, Nancy Braker, and Mark McKone.5:30 pm The Youth Climate Change Movement (Goodhue Superlounge)
Dinner discussion focusing on the role of youth in climate change. Discuss the importance of youth involvement in global warming and how students can be active on campus and in the broader community. Dinner will be provided.8:00 pm Focus The Nation Benefit Concert (The Cave)
Come to the Cave and rock out with the Accidentals, Exit 69, Aaron Kaufman and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. Donations will benefit the Louisiana Environmental Action Network, an organization that works with citizen groups to advocate for environmental protection and justice in the gulf coast region. -
Focus The Nation– January 31st
What is Focus the Nation?
In the next few years, we as a nation will make, or fail to make, critical decisions regarding global warming pollution and clean technology investments. These decisions will have far-reaching and irreversible impacts on the lives of today’s students and the lives of their children. At this moment in time, we owe our young people at least a day of focused discussion about global warming solutions for America.
Focus the Nation is organizing a national teach-in on global warming solutions for America—creating a dialogue at over a thousand colleges, universities, high schools, middle schools, places of worship, civic organizations and businesses, and directly engaging millions of students and citizens with the nation’s decision-makers. Focus the Nation will culminate January 31st, 2008 in simultaneous educational symposia held across the country. Our intent is to move America beyond fatalism to a determination to face up to this civilizational challenge, the challenge of our generation.
Focus the Nation is an educational initiative, but we also promote civic engagement. Each Focus team will invite local, state and federal political leaders and decision-makers to come to campus and participate in a non-partisan, round-table discussion of global warming solutions. US Senators and members of congress, state representatives, mayors and city councilors, all will be receiving dozens of invitations to speak about global warming, from over a thousand institutions nation-wide. Every institution will also vote on their top five national priorities for global warming action, producing a campus and citizen endorsed policy agenda for 2008.
Currently over 1000 institutions, mostly colleges and universities, have signed on to participate, and dozens of college and university Presidents have endorsed the initiative.
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